For media inquiries, please contact: Kat Hungerford Executive Editor khungerford@aaplonline.com 913-888-1250 LAS VEGAS, NV — November 13, 2023 — The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) proudly announced the appointment of Linda Hyde as its new President. Eddie Wilson, Chairman, unveiled the promotion during AAPL’s 14th Annual Conference at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. The [...]
As champions for the private lending industry’s reputation and future growth, AAPL realizes it’s crucial to recognize those in the industry who look beyond their own businesses to help our mission. Our Excellence Awards showcase peer-nominated members who have leveraged their resources to solve problems, kick-start innovation, and improve their communities. The Member of the [...]
The 2022 AAPL conference in Las Vegas has plenty to offer the small private lender. When new or small private lenders attend one of our industry events, we expect the event to check the right boxes and be a personal and professional success. We look for great food, plentiful networking, an engaging venue, and generous [...]
As a kid from extremely modest beginnings I never had opportunity to travel. By God’s Grace, and a lot of grit, after almost 15 years in the industry I have now had the opportunity to taste America like few could ever do. In my role as Chief Development Officer for Sky Equity, and my previous [...]
American Association of Private Lenders to host former congressman as keynote speaker The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) announced former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank will be the keynote speaker during their 2018 Annual Conference State of the Association, Nov. 4 at Caesars Palace. Frank will address the current issues and trends impacting the rollback [...]
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) is happy to announce that AlphaFlow will be the title sponsor of the 2018 Annual Conference. Linda Hyde, AAPL’s Executive Director, is happy to announce their second title sponsor in the nine-year history of the event. “We screamed with pure joy when AlphaFlow said they wanted to be [...]
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) announced the winners of the 2017 AAPL Excellence Awards at the organization’s 2017 annual conference on Nov. 14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. AAPL's Awards Committee selected the following winners (from left to right): A.J. Poulin, Applied Business Software, Service Provider of the Year Bob Eakin, JCAP, [...]
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL), the only national organization dedicated to excellence in private real estate lending, has announced the winners of the 2017 AAPL Excellence Awards. The awards were announced at AAPL’s 2017 Annual Conference, which took place at Caesars Palace, Nov. 14. Several nominees were selected by AAPL’s Awards Committee. The [...]
It has been brought to our attention that there are multiple companies contacting our sponsors, claiming to represent the American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) offering “assistance” with registration and hotel bookings. Three such reported companies that are aggressively cold-calling and spamming companies whose names have appeared on AAPLConference.com pages are Exhibitor Housing Management (EHM / ehmtravel.com) and [...]
Daren Blomquist to be keynote speaker at American Association of Private Lenders’ Annual Conference KANSAS CITY, Mo. – August 3, 2017 – American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) will hold its eighth annual conference Sunday, November 12 through Tuesday, November 14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The keynote speaker will be Daren Blomquist, Senior [...]
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Step 1: Purchase your conference ticket. You must be registered for the main conference to gain access to the app. Step 2: Download the app: The AAPL Annual Conference app is available for download on IOS and Android. Desktop capability will be enabled shortly before the start of the conference and is accessible from the mobile app. Step 3: Wait for your email notification: To access the 2023 event, we’ll add you to the app event using the email provided on your registration. You will receive an email notification when this happens. We’ll start adding attendees to the app in September. Step 4: Explore & Build Your Profile: You can start connecting with other attendees even before the conference. Complete your profile with your bio, photo, contact info, social media, etc. As #AAPLANNUAL draws closer more app features will become available. You’ll be able to build your schedule, see what you’re RSVPed to and more — all from the app. Have other questions? Please email us at contact@aaplonline.com. |
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